Chestnut-throated apalis
| Chestnut-throated apalis | |
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| In Uganda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Apalis |
| Species: | A. porphyrolaema
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| Binomial name | |
| Apalis porphyrolaema | |
The chestnut-throated apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The Kabobo apalis, originally described as a distinct species, is usually treated as a subspecies A. p. kaboboensis of the chestnut-throated apalis today. It is itself sometimes considered to be the same species as the Chapin's apalis.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, where it is a species of highland forests above 1600 m.
Description
[edit]The chestnut-throated apalis is a 12 cm long apalis with mostly grey plumage. The nominate subspecies and the subspecies affinis both have chestnut throats, whereas the Kabobo apalis has an entirely grey throat but paler undersides.
Ecology
[edit]The chestnut-throated apalis feeds on insects and other small invertebrates, which are obtained by gleaning from leaves and twigs, hover gleaning and hawking in the air.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International 2017. Apalis porphyrolaema (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22713796A111183933. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22713796A111183933.en. Downloaded on 19 August 2019.
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